From the cameraman:
4th Platoon D Co 2-5 IN 3/1 AD
Camera is on my gunner, firefight was around four hours long involving three enemy SAF sections, one RPG team (who we killed a month later), and an 82mm mortar team. The camera died about halfway through before it started getting really dicey, the Taliban only stoped engaging after we called in four A-10 gun runs on their positions in the green zones.
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Posted Sep-6-2012 By

grenademasta

Posted Jul-3-2013 By

moto888

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The Mk 19 is a belt fed, blowback operated, air cooled, crew served, fully automatic weapon that is designed not to cook off. It fires 40 mm grenades at a cyclic rate of 325 to 375 rounds per minute, giving a practical rate of fire of 60 rounds per minute (rapid) and 40 rounds per minute (sustained).
The Mk 19 is able to launch its grenade at a maximum distance of 2,212 meters, though its effective range for a point target is about 1,500 meters, since the large rear leaf sight is only graduatedMore.. to 1,500 meters. The nearest safe distance to launch the grenade is 310 meters in training and 75 meters in combat. Though the Mk 19 has a flash suppressor, it serves only to save the eyesight of its operator; it does not conceal the weapon's position. For night operation, an AN/TVS-5 night vision sight can be fitted.Less..

Posted Jul-3-2013 By

moto888

Posted Sep-6-2012 By

FahQ

That is my order of choice too. But the 240 has to be mounted, that is a pig a bitch to carry, fortunately for me, I carried the M-4, and since we were the Scout/Sniper Platoon, all our 240's were mounted. The infantry guys had to carry that bitch.

Posted Sep-6-2012 By

sgrannel

Dummy rounds? I hate to play the armchair general, but I'm guessing it's a training exercise.

I sure as shit wouldn't want to ever find myself on the wrong end of one of those bad boys.

Now make some martyr's, boys :D. And thanks for your service.

I've been accused of being a 'liberal' on liveleak (actually more centre-left) of being a 'terrorist sympathizer' (for some of my view on the Syria conflict) and a number of other things. But one thing can be said for me, I fucking support the troMore..ops. American, Canadian, British, German (well, post 1945 that is, lol).

Vets are some of the best people in the world, though young vets so often get a bad rap and face a lot of tough shit when they come home. Bless them all the same, for their service and their sacrifice. Not everyone is perfect, but I won't let the bad apples in the service who commit atrocities keep me from having a huge amount of respect for your average serviceman.Less..

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Posted Sep-6-2012 By

gevebe

Interesting to watch how in the early videos of Afghanistan the MK-19 operators would actually use the ammo cans and would pull and drop the empty ones off the side of the Humvee. After learning the enemy would use them, sometimes for IEDs, he leaves the cans in the vehicle and replaces the 40mm grenades in the can. Though that rear sight is worthless without a spring to hold it back or a locking lever.

Posted Sep-7-2012 By

AdobeWanKenobi

@AdobeWanKenobi Man Im retired Army, as well as all of my family. I have seen some bazaar, beautiful, and amazing stuff made from expended brass cartridges from all sizes of weapons. By both soldiers and indigenous peoples, going back to WWI.
I worked with a Montenyard tribe 2 out of 4 tours in VN. They made all kinds of art and practical things with brass. Ive got a bracelet on my right arm that has only come off once since 1969, and that was because of an MRI, it killed me to do that. I have More..to admit, I was so upset, that I had tears in my eyes inside that freaking tube. I took an oath, to never take it off. It was either that or die, so I had to. Sucked big time.Less..

Posted Sep-6-2012 By

StupidWorld

What a great design. You have to lean out over the armour plating to reload. Then you need to reach out and tap the top of the fucking thing before you fire it. Then when you do eventually get it to fire the bloody sights flap around all over the place.